Baur au Lac
Altstadt & Bahnhofstrasse · Zurich & Basel
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because one family has run it since 1844, now in its seventh generation, in a private park where the Bahnhofstrasse meets the lake – and the house holds five-star standing here.
- Opened in 1844 at the foot of the Bahnhofstrasse, in a private park on the lake by Bürkliplatz; independent, owned and run by the Kracht family into its seventh generation.
- The park between the Schanzengraben and the lake, with the quays and the steamers of Bürkliplatz across the road.
- Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection, for the second year running – on which it holds five-star standing here.
The neighborhood
Altstadt & Bahnhofstrasse
The Bahnhofstrasse down to the lake and the Old Town on both banks of the Limmat, with four of the six hotels. The avenue runs from the main station to Bürkliplatz, with Paradeplatz and the banks along the way. On the left bank stand the Lindenhof, St. Peter and the Fraumünster with its Chagall windows; on the right, the Grossmünster and the lanes of the Niederdorf; between the avenue and the river, the Rennweg and the Augustinergasse.
- Bürkliplatz, the quays and the steamers, across the road.
- The Bahnhofstrasse and Paradeplatz, up the avenue.
- The Fraumünster and the Old Town, a few minutes' walk along the Limmat.
“The Kracht family's hotel of 1844 in its own park where the Bahnhofstrasse meets the lake, now in its seventh generation.”
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